The asset-based

approach to sustainable
rural development - a
Carnegie perspective
Kate Braithwaite
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ldenufylng, uullzlng
and opumlslng asseLs
A seL of prlnclples governlng Lhe
susLalnable sLewardshlp of asseLs:
llnanclal (sources of nance for
acqulsluon and bulldlng)
8ullL (sLock of properues)
Soclal (soclal organlsauons Lo manage
and develop houslng sLock)
Puman (skllls for consLrucuon,
malnLenance)
naLural (land, waLer supply, vlews)
CulLural (vernacular sLyles, local
Lradluonal bulldlng Lechnlques)
ollucal (ownershlp, managemenL and
conLrol)
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Achlevlng falrness for everyone 8ange of provlslon, renLal and
purchase
Address aordablllLy
8eLro-mng
Lmpowerlng local governance CommunlLy Land 1rusLs
lncreaslng nanclal resources
for communlLy beneL
Mlxed use (markeL sales, hollday
leLs, lncome generaung
workspace)
Ln[oylng locally relevanL servlces new models of servlce dellvery
- new sLyle accommodauon for
older people or young people
Lnrlchlng soclal caplLal and well
belng
Space for meeung up, growlng
food, playlng, exerclslng
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valulng local dlsuncuveness Local vernacular, lnLerpreLed for
a modern age
ueveloplng rellable
lnfrasLrucLure
Access Lo essenual servlces,
waLer supply, broadband Lo
faclllLaLe home worklng
Lnhanclng envlronmenLal
capaclLy
ulsLrlbuLed renewable energy,
comblned heaL and power,
ralnwaLer harvesung, reed beds,
low lmpacL consLrucuon
Supporung a dynamlc local
economy
new economlc opporLunlues:
eco-consLrucuon, reLro-mng,
malnLenance, new forms of co-
operauve, malnLenance,
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